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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Home is Sweeter with Corn Harold and Mary Hinkle were well pleased with the condition of the Ponderosa. They weren't quite sure what they'd come back to from the reports they heard. The had to admit that Jerry Hinkle did a better job than they thought he would. Thank God for low standards is all we can say! Still, none of the cats, cattle, or any other livestock on Hinkle Farms died. The only reported death was the mouse caught in the sticky trap. Perhaps Jerry's greatest achievement was the way he faithfully watered the sweet corn. Harold bought some sweet corn on the way home, but discovered that the corn at home was in better shape. Sweet corn has become the vegetable of choice are around the Ponderosa. As far as fruit goes, they have raspberries and chokecherries growing just in case Kaylee Zilverberg wants to pick a few. Wonderful Amazing Awesome Vacation! by Judy Haiwick Special Travel Correspondent to the Holabird Advocate On our trip to Norway, We learned the Fjetland family motto: "The Fjetland's may be short, but they read really fast." We saw our cousin Tomas Fjetland cutting hay with a scythe, because his side hills are too steep for even Norwegian mechanized tools.And we saw our cousin Karl Johan Kverneland's personal waterfall.We met second, third, and fifth cousins.We drove up and down mountains on gravel roads. We ate sild and berries and gjetost and four kinds of lefse. And fiskesuppe. And ice cream every time we rode a car ferry. Jim caught a fish in Stavanger harbor that broke his line and got away.Independently of one another, we ran true to form and found thrift shops and sale racks.And we talked and laughed and told stories and had a wonderful time. Pollmaster General It looks like most of the Holabird Advocate Readers wouldn't mind a refinery in their backyard. Not is it is a hypothetical refinery anyway. Of those with a preference, 62% said they'd welcome the Hyperion Refinery in their community. Another 14% say they'd not welcome such a thing, while the rest would like more information before they committed to such a venture. It's amazing what $3 gas will do. Speaking of expensive things. We understand that a $5 cup of coffee at Starbucks will cost an additional 9 cents. Believe it or not, Holabird does not have a Starbucks. We'd like to know if the Starbucks experience lives up to the hype we hear from the outside world. So let us know about your Starbucks experience! Monday, July 30, 2007 Hinkles Head Home When last we heard from the group known as the Happy Wanderers, they had been marooned in Iceland. We have heard from them further. Iceland air put them up for the night on Saturday and provided a meal at the airport,breakfast and lunch on Sunday. They even provided buses to and from the airport. They spent the entire day Saturday in the Oslo airport so it was a long day for them . The hotel they were put up at is the Hotel Ork which is linked up here: http://www.hotel-ork.is/ As you can tell, it was rough. But their fate improved yesterday as they at least made it to Boston, where it rained on them. This morning at about 6am, they left for the Twin Cities, waving good-bye to Norm, Cliff, and Backseat Becky. After breakfast Harold and Mary Hinkle left the group and headed for the Ponderosa. At about 3:15 Holabird Time, Harold called home to see how they were fixed for milk. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate suppose they'll get home in time for "Two and a Half Men" even though it's a rerun. At least the Texas third of the group made it home uneventfully Publisher on the Road Again Instead of buying chocolate powder for his vanilla ice cream, Jerry Hinkle, courageous, dynamic, and slightly rotund Publisher of the Holabird Advocate bought a box of Kellogg's Cereal because the toy was a step counter. He hit the road this afternoon, walking for at least a mile. he has registered 2716 steps so far today. This counter doesn't convert to miles like some others, but 2000 steps is close to a mile, depending on the stride one takes. Jerry is worried that he may have celebrated his birthday with Twinkies and root beer just a little too much. Jerry shouldn't worry, however. Mark Lowry says "There are two things that will kill a man outright, cholesterol and worry. Cholesterol's a lot more fun!" The Texas Third of the Nine by Virginia Caraway Edited slightly by the Publisher The Texas third of the "9" made it home safely and without incident after an incredible journey into our ancestry. This has been truly the trip of a lifetime and I cannot thank Phyllis, Mary, and Joan enough for organizing, planning, making travel bags and all the other little details that made this trip so special. Obviously, having Sven and Signe in Norway to interpret was the icing on the cake. They were the consummate host and hostess and just a delightful couple. We were blessed with good weather most of the time (pretty cool for this Texas bunch) because more days were forecast for rain than we received. All in all I have to give this adventure a 5 star rating. For those of you that were not able to go, I hope that the stories you will hear and the pictures you will see can give you an idea of just how special it was. Saturday, July 28, 2007 Goehrings To Do More Wandering Brenda Ehlers reports that she got a call from her mother, Phyllis Ehlers. It appears that She and the rest of the Goehring group calling themselves The Happy Wanderers are still in Iceland. They are fine, but their flight from Oslo was late arriving and they missed their flight to Minneapolis International. When I talked to her they were waiting in line to see when they could get a flight out. It's a good bet that there are not many flights to Minneapolis from Iceland and they will probably have to stay overnight in Iceland. We'll have more details as the become available, but possibly not tonight! Hinkle Cleans House With the return of Harold and Mary Hinkle imminent, Jerry Hinkle decided to take drastic action regarding the tidiness of the Ponderosa Ranch house. This started because Jerry lost the itinerary which told him how long before he didn't have the house to himself. After finding said itinerary, he discovered that they were due in the Twin Cities this evening. The house is not "hospital clean" as Floyd Brock would say, but given enough time, Jerry can get the newspapers neatly stacked and in chronological order. The living room floor will need work too, since Shelby and Justin Hinkle were here yesterday. 'Nuff said! Everything happens at once, it seems. Jerry had a heck of a time getting a dead mouse off of the sticky trap this morning. The red calf slipped out of confinement this afternoon, and tonight is the night that Jerry has to water the corn and the back yard grass. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are so glad that all this work that Jerry has to do hasn't kept him away from the home office today, or from Gunsmoke. Gotta love that Festus! A New Mystery Tour Some may wonder what's next for Harold and Mary. Well, Del Paulson has room for them on her next Mystery Tour. All they have to do is put their money where their mouth is (An unconventional method of payment, isn't it?) and the can be part of the tour. It's only a few hundred dollars apiece, and it's for the whole weekend. Just don't ask where they're going! More About Lindsay Lohan There have been rumors circulating that Lindsay Lohan was let go from her previous rehab prematurely (Ya think?) because she had a tendency to walk around the facility without the benefit of clothing. This was very distracting to the other clients (No kidding! ). It was reported that the male clients were particularly distracted. They'd stop talking because they'd forget what they were saying, try hard not to stare, and then go to another room because "Something suddenly came up". None of us here at the Holabird Advocate believe this because as it happens cameras are allowed at that center. If that were the case we'd be up to our eyeballs in naked pictures of Lindsay Lohan. Thank Jesus, this is not the case. It's not for lack of trying that this hasn't happened yet. Lindsay Lohan's family managed to hide her in another rehab center where the media is apparently not allowed. That is the best thing they could have done for her. If only they'd done that when the whole mess started. It's all up to her now. With God's help, she may do it right this time. Here's hoping! Friday, July 27, 2007 What Is A Real Immigrant? Submitted by Mavis Kennedy A hundred years later and Congress still can't get with the program.The year is 1907, one hundred years ago... Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. And man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people." Theodore Roosevelt 1907 Every American citizen needs to read this! Thursday, July 26, 2007 Heat Gets Cattle Hot! Hundreds of head of South Dakota cattle have been lost because of heat and humidity. The news of thius has spead out all over the country and intothe ears of Don Hinkle of Bonita California. He called his nephew, Jerry Hinkle, at the Pondeosa last night to see how things were, and was reassured that those cattle are in fine shape. It's the confined livestock that really feel the heat. They only have two orphaned calves that are confined, and they are both doing great and have plenty of water. State Veterinarian, Sam Holland, recommends that those who have livestock confined to feedlots spray them with water in the morning when it's cool. He also says that cattle may need to drink as much as three times what they normally do. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate can't agree more, which is unusual for us. The heat has gone down, but the humidity is still there. Don also told Jerry that they have heard that Tudy Brown is in the hospital with what may be colin cancer. We certainly all pray that she will be delivered from any such fate. Get well quick Tudy! Goehring European Vacationby Phyllis Ehlers We were met by Signe and Svein at the train and they walked us to the hotel and had dinner with us. They were so excited to meet us. Judy and Jim arrived the day before. Yesterday we took 3 cars and travelled through tunnels and ferries through the mountains and by God's grace we happened upon a farm in the Fjetland area and he directed us to Thomas Fjetland who lives on the farm where Knute's father was born. Thomas is a genealogist and was so excited to meet us and showed us pictures and even gave us a family picture. He had a old house in which he has a private museum with a trunk that once belonged to Knute's father. It was a good thing that Signe and Svein were with us as he spoke only Norwegian. It was an unbelievable experience! Of course, we took lots of pictures...as we have everywhere else. (Ken has taken 600 pictures so far!) We drove around the fjord and found Høyvik and inquired around but we didn't find the exact place where Berta lived but there are a lot of Høyvicks living in that bay. We went to Jelsa where Mom's dad was baptised and walked around the cemetery and then came back to Stavanger. We left at 8:00 am and arrived back home at 10:00 pm. It was a long day but a wonderful day! This morning we are doing laundry and then will walk around Stavager and then we are invited to Signe and Svein's home for dinner. Just a side note: When we were on the bus tour...we fondly were called the "9" as it seemed we all went and did the same things in a group! Everyday here we have worn jackets for most of the day. It warms up in the pm but it rained a little yesterday and was overcast.....but we are so glad it's not over 100! At least we can put on or take off our jackets. Memo To Lindsay Lohan: Check Your Pockets!"by Jerry Hinkle courageous, dynamic Publisher of the Holabird Advocate Ms. Lohan, I don't know you. Heck, I've never even met you. I've only seen one of your movies. It was, ironicly enough, "Herbie Fully Loaded". I must say you really sold it. I believed that you were really a speed demon race car driver. Now I see that you were not acting. I don't want to sound too harsh here. I know you've had a hard couple of years here. A lot of this you are bringing on yourself, however. When I heard that the police found cocaine in your pants, my first thought was, "I wonder if she was wearing those pants at the time". With a South Dakota girl, that kind of thought would never occur to me. It's just that in every picture I've seen of you, there were never any pants. Mostly bikinis and skimpy dresses. Imagine my surprise when I found out that not only were you wearing pants, but they were somebody Else's. Yeah, right! Ms. Lohan, I was born in the morning, but it wasn't this morning. We can't even blame this on your parents, since you just turned 21. The saddest part of this is that you have been given a rare gift. A gift that may be squandered if you spend 8 years in stir. How many young ladies can actually boast that they made a Volkswagen fall in love with them? Not many I assure you! So get help before it's too late. I wish I could help you, but unlike Dr. Phil, I know I can't. You'd better check your pockets, Ms. Lohan, and check your watch as well. I think it's time for you to come to Jesus! Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Hunter Mees Record Broken We're not sure if it was Shawn Cable, Max Noach, The Hyperion Refinery or MySpace that did it, but we registered 96 hits for our Little Newsblog. That beat the previous record of 94, which was set on Hunter Mees Day. As it happens, it is possible that Shawn Cable has been found. A source that we won't name has supplied us with what they claim is his new project. They also gave us the home address of "The Cable Guy". We will not make that public our of respect for Shawn's privacy. We also want to wish him all the best and let him know we will miss him. Post Card from Germany by Clemens Kurek Dear Jerry,after a weekend which I spent with my parents in my hometown Spremberg, I'm back in Berlin. My mom celebrated her 66th birthday last Sunday, the same date like your grandfather. A coincidence?) So the whole family was there: my sister with her two sons, my brother and I. Now I'm back in Berlin, working in the Jewish Museum again and learning for the second main subject, Linguistics.I like your idea, to make me an ambassador of the Ponderosa Post here in Europe (or Berlin or Germany), because I was toying with the idea to join the world of blogging. The job as an ambassador could be a kind of stepping stone for me. But the most important question is, what do you expect from me? Stories from the old world? Politics, art, sport, entertainment, every day life...? You don't have to be worried. Your parents and your aunts and uncles gave me some beautiful gifts: a Vikings shirt and some really nice books! And the most beautiful thing; I was invited to Ponderosa, Iowa and Minneapolis!! So, I have the chance to see the palace of corn in South Dakota by myself. And I didn't know that like this exists, but I know that you can find the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota. With the best wishes and greetings to your family and you Clemens Goehring European Vacation by Phyllis Ehlers We returned to Oslo from Geiranger last evening so now we are done with the organized tour. We saw the Olympic 1994 pavilion in Lillihammer yesterday on our way down to Oslo. It was quite impressive. We also got to watch some skiers practicing their jumps. They were awesome. Some of them will be in the next Olympics from Norway. The bus went through several tunnels on our tour. In fact, there are 900 plus tunnels (road tunnels) and we went through quite a few of them. One was 15 miles long. Don't know how many ferries there are in Norway but there are quite a lot of varying sizes. On Sunday we went to the Briksdal Glacier. We took golf cart like vehicles up the path part way and then hiked the rest of the way up to the glacier. A chunk even fell off the glacier while some of the group were up there. It way magnificent and not nearly as cold as I thought it would be. A beautiful waterfall also at the glacier with a bridge going in front of it that we got to ride through the mist. We also saw one waterfall that we got to hike up to and walk behind the falls. Some of us toured the stave church (look it up) in Lom. It was built in the 1100s. We took highway 6 part of the way. It starts in Northern Norway and goes all the way to Rome. Can you believe that? Good thing the bus driver knew when to get off or I might be writing from Rome. We also had lamb roast while here in addition to the reindeer meat and excellent desserts. We are on our own now, so won't be eating so high on the hog. The tour bus travelled 1720 kilometers (1069 miles) from Oslo back to Oslo. Average size of the bigger farms in Norway is 225 acres. Some are only 3 to 4 acres and some abandoned farms higher up in the mountains along the fjords. The farms were such a pretty green along the mountain side so the stood out from the forests. We nine leave today from Oslo by train and make our way to Stavanger to see the ancestral sights. We are having a fun time touring together. North of 40: The evolution of games by Red Green We didn't have video games when I was a kid. We were stuck with having to play football or baseball out in the sunshine with our friends, rather than having the luxury of being able to sit alone in a darkened room playing Bloodlust with a joystick. To me, the biggest difference is not the social or financial repercussions of these different approaches to entertainment -- it's the role of the player. One is active, the other is passive. When you play a video game, no matter how many times you get killed, it doesn't hurt nearly as much as taking a foul ball in the groin. That's because in a real game, you are a hands-on participant; but in a video game you are merely an involved spectator. This is a dangerous precedent. From the games I learned as a kid, I knew that I wanted to take an active role in my own life. You should all want to be a participator, not just a spectator -- especially during your marriage, and even more so during conception. Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Shawn Cable Has Competition We still get a little bit of search traffic from people wondering where Shawn Cable is. But today we got a couple hits from people looking for Max Noach. Max is a cousin to the Zilverberg family from the State of New York. In fact, one of those searches was from somewhere in New York. Mary Jo Nemec went on a trip to New York to visit him and his wife at their 60th anniversary party. She sent an article that was written about Max and his wife. We had planned to reprint the article, but reconsidered because we don't want to cheapen this powerful sort of life and love. So we will instead link it up for you here: http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070720/NEWS04/707200382/1197/RSS Not that it matters. But we are still looking for Shawn Cable on the Internet. Where, oh where could he have gone? Going from Involved to Committed Jerry Hinkle got another letter from DWU today. This one had a window decal from the University. They are for sale for $1.49 at the McGovern Library Bookstore, but Jerry got his free. OK, not free, it is going to cost him something down the road. Because August 24 is so far away, it hardly seems real. But all too soon, it'll be too late to back out. Here Comes the Judge! Brittany Hinkle will be part of the Hyde County judging team at a 4-H contest in Huron on Friday. Brit is part of the Western Wranglers 4-H club and will hopefully carry on the legacy of good judgement in the Hinkle family. She couldn't be any worse at judging livestock than her uncle, Jerry Hinkle, who would give his niece the following advice, "Don't touch the chickens. Don't even go near them if you can avoid it". OK, that was FFA, but he still has nightmares about that deal. The Truth About MySpace There was a report on the CBS Evening News, or as we call it, See BS Evening News, that the social network known as MySpace has found 29,000 sex offenders. This number was said with emphasis to make it seem like a lot. What was not reported was that MySpace has over 192 million members. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are quite sure that not all of them are sex offenders. We will concede that 29,000 is too many, but don't blame MySpace. That's like blaming E-Bay because your spouse bought some worthless crap with a credit card. We Finally Get to the Refinery The Hyperion Resources Refinery hasn't been talked about for a while, but we thought perhaps we could all put ourselves in Elk Point's shoes. Is this a chance to play an exciting round of NIMBY. So, how about it? Would you want to live next to a refinery? Monday, July 23, 2007 How You Feeling? HOT HOT HOT!!! The Temperature got up to 116 around the Ponderosa yesterday. More about that later. Agnes Hahn invited her grandson, Jerry Hinkle over to the Come Hahn Inn to celebrate his birthday. The menu was roast beef, potatoes, green beans, and a side salad with Dorothy Lynch Dressing. Or as Agnes calls it, "Nothing fancy". Don't kid yourself, Agnes did herself proud. Best of all, it was made with love. Jerry helped out too. He brought Twinkies so they could have Twinkies and root beer for desert (yeah, we know, but it's something). Jerry also helped with most of the heavy lifting. And hopefully he put the dishes in the dishwasher the right way. He did better at putting the clean dishes away this time. A little more practice, and he'll be almost house broken. Jerry had a feeling he'd better get back home. Sure enough, one of the neighbor's cows got in another neighbors corn, and some were grazing the ditch. It took a while, but with God's help, he got the cows back in where they got out. When he got home he saw how hot it had been outside. In case you forgot, go back and read the top line. HOT! Jerry went to the pool, and and called his brother Doug on the cell phone as he cooled off. Doug had just been coordinating the fire fighting effort at Box Elder. Pray for all of the fire fighters out there! They do great work! Back in the South Dakota Groove Mary Jo Nemec just got back from a trip to New York. She was visiting some relatives at their 60th anniversary party. The Groom, Max Noach, is a first cousin of her father, Mac Zilverberg. Max's mother was a sister to her Grandfather, Jake Zilverberg. Max and his wife are Holocaust survivors who Mary Jo says have some very interesting tales to tell. We may reprint an article about them tomorrow. Goehring European Vacation by Joan Hansen and Mary Hinkle (We think) Special Travel Correspondents To the Holabird Advocate We have had two full days of touring the fjords, and waterfalls, and waterfalls, mountains, and mountains. today we went to the glacier and some of us saw a chunk of it fall off and came down the mountain. We are eating fish three times a day, even fish soup, we all had reindeer for lunch today (no more Rudolph). All the food so far has been included in the tour. Everything here is very expensive. Norway is very expensive. Coke is $4.50. We had to dress up for dinner one night but the rest of the nights we have been going casual. Tonight's buffet is to have 50 plus different dishes to choose from. Lots of cheese and meats also. There are very small farms along the edge of the fjord before the mountain starts. A lot of fruits grown in this area. We think Ken has about 200 pictures of waterfalls on his camera. Enough is enough. Tomorrow we head to Oslo again and the end of the tour. The fjords are beautiful but enough is enough of that also. We have ridden a lot of ferries but over farten is not allowed. The signs over here are funny. Ken & Phyllis both have their own language way of reading Norwegian. Saturday, July 21, 2007  Happy 105th Birthday E.E. Hinkle! Welcome To Our Last Emorymas We're going to take a couple days off from our search for Shawn Cable to pay tribute to E.E. Hinkle. A man who never sought glory for himself. He never chased after fame and fortune, content to be, as he put it, "A farmer tilling the soil to feed a hungry world". He and his wife raised a family of three kids during a time when feeding anyone was a high calling indeed. How they got through it, God only knows, but get through it they did. E.E. Was more than a farmer. As a matter of fact, he was many things. Not only farmer, but family man, a Methodist, and a Democrat. E.E had very little time and patience for those who were not in these four groups of people. However, with the passing of time, he began to realize that people were people and he mellowed a bit. If we told you how much, we doubt you'd ever believe it. Then again, you might. E.E. Made it to his 103rd birthday, and lack a month and a half to his 104th. We have decided that this will be our last Emorymas tribute. His birthday may get mentioned when the time comes, but nothing like this. E.E. disliked tributes and honors, especially when he felt they were not deserved. Besides that, we're running out of ideas of how to honor him anyhow. The usual Cowboy Breakfast on July 22 may have to do it for a while. And of course, a lesson from the Upper Room. That said, sit down, relax a while and enjoy Our Last Emorymas Psalm 139 For the choir director: A psalm of David. O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. 2 You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away. 3 You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am. 4 You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD. 5 You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know! 7 I can never escape from your spirit! I can never get away from your presence! 8 If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead, F104 you are there. 9 If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, 10 even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. 11 I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night � 12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both alike to you. 13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous � and how well I know it. 15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. 16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. 17 How precious are your thoughts about me, F105 O God! They are innumerable! 18 I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me! 19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers! 20 They blaspheme you; your enemies take your name in vain. 21 O LORD, shouldn't I hate those who hate you? Shouldn't I despise those who resist you? 22 Yes, I hate them with complete hatred, for your enemies are my enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. South Dakota Songbook Beyond the Sunset Should you go first and I remain to walk the road alone I'll live in memory's garden dear with happy days we've known In spring I'll wait for roses red when fade with lilac's blue And in early fall when the brown leaves fall I'll catch a glimpse of you Should you go first and I remain for battles to be fought Each thing you touched along the way will be a calloused spot I hear you boys I see your smile though blindly I may grow The memory of your helping hand will boil me on the thought Beyond the sunset oh blissful morning when with our Saviour heaven is begun Earth stroll is ending oh glory dawning beyond the sunset when day is done Should you go first and I remain to finish with the scroll No lightening shadows shall creep in to make this life seem droll We've known so much of happiness we've had our cup of joy And memory is one gift of God that death cannot destroy I want you to know each step you take that I may walk the same For someday down that lonely road you'll hear me call your name Should you go first and I remain one thing I'll have you do Walk slowly down that long long path for soon I'll follow you In that fair homeland we'll know no parting beyond the sunset for evermore I'm Never Alone by Jerry Hinkle As part of a lay speaker training exercise, I had to write a Sermon for the week of my birthday. Well, as often happened, guess just whose birthday just happened to fall on the Sunday of that week. This is what I wrote: Today is July 22, 2007. It would have been my Grandfather's 105th birthday. He may not be here with us today, but I know where he is. And he is not alone. Grandad was in nearly perfect health for the first 99 years of his life. It was at that age that he fell and broke a couple ribs. He was never really the same after that, and for almost 5 years I took it upon myself to look after him. Of course, there were times that I didn't want to leave him in his house alone for fear that he might need something while I was gone. When those occasions did present themselves, he always say, "I'm never alone. God is always with me." That was a statement with a lot of truth behind it. God had indeed been with Grandad through all of his 100 plus years on Earth. God saw him through floods, fires, droughts, tornadoes, and one form of sickness or another. God saw him through the deaths of many friends and family members, including his own wife. He told me when Grandma dies that "Letting go of her hand was easy because I knew that God was holding her other hand. God was also with King David. Reading Psalm 139 shows us that there is literally nowhere that we can go that God is not with us. And if we go nowhere, God stays right there with us. It's a promise he makes to us. Grandad died last summer at the age of 103. Many well meaning people have tried to console me since then. They wonder if I feel lonely. I simply reply that "God is with me. I am never alone." God is with Me! Just like he was with King David. Just like he was with Grandad. And just like he is with you here now today. He is with us all. We may all live to 103 and beyond, or we could die this afternoon. It doesn't matter, because God is always with us. And as long as God is with us, everything is all right. Friday, July 20, 2007 A Letter of Thanks by Doug Lund Jerry..I don't know you personally but sure have appreciated your concern and prayers for Mother Mary expressed on my blog. I know you have been going through a similar situation with your grandmother and I'm glad that she's doing better.I want you to know that Mary is too!She is beginning to respond and this morning actually started to open her eyes and react to her children..all eight of them..standing around her praying the Lord's Prayer. We aren't out of the woods yet but Mary's doctor says that she is indeed recovering and actually used the word miracle.Thank you for your faith and please thank your readers for us.Oh, and happy birthday This is usually the part where we tell you that the views expressed here are not those of Prairie Deacon Media, etc. In this case we are in 100% agreement with everything expressed herein Anyone who doesn't like that, HARD CHEESE! In Search of...Shawn Cable A day ago, we had an average of 48 hits per day. after posing the question "Where in the world is ...Shawn Cable?" we had 80 hits, pushing the average to 54 hits per day. As of now we are more than halfway to 80 again. Many of the hits come from Googlers asking the same question. Answers have not been forthcoming. There have been many speculations as to why Cable has disappeared. We did discover in our own search that Shawn isn't off the Keloland website altogether. Posts on the Forum section of the website mention him by name, or at least they did if they don't anymore. One suggestion of the many we've heard is that he was competing with Keloland on the side. One wonders if they mean this website: http://www.shawncable.com/ COME BACK SHAWN! SHAWN COME BACK! Och Du Lieber! A German Reader! We may have to send Harold and Mary Hinkle abroad more often. This morning we found a new entry on the Holabird Advocate Guest Map. It was from someone named Clemens, who had this to say: "Greetings from Berlin. I'm the guide for the Goehrings in Berlin. It was a great pleasure to do that. I would say, I'm now a kind of subscriber of the Ponderosa Post." All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are glad that "The Happy Wanderers" as they call themselves are so adept at making friends. Maybe they can get their cousin, Signe, to write with some more stories of Knut and Gunda Haiwick. As for Clemens, perhaps a tour of the Hyde County area would be to his liking someday. Does Clemens know South Dakota has a palace made of corn? There's also a place in Brookings that doesn't charge $10 for a brownie sundae (at least we hope not) Praying for Rain Again Well, we have a unanimous result to tell you about. 100% of those surveyed say we need to start praying for rain again. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are hard pressed to disagree. After all, it's dryer than Sunday School Picnic out here. We're sure you all remember how. Getting on your knees is optional! Reality Bytes or Does it Grind by Jerry Hinkle courageous dynamic Publisher of the Holabird Advocate There's no doubt about it, the TV Land channel has really stepped in something here. This time, that's a good thing. I usually don't like their original programing and wish they'd stick to showing us reruns. This time, I've made an exception. Their new "reality" show "Back to the Grind" has an interesting premise. Take a group of actors, put them in a situation where they are doing the job of their famous character, sit back and watch the fun. I saw Loni Anderson who played a receptionist at a radio station actually do that job is what we are told is real life. She did a pretty fair job. Erik Estrada of CHiPs didn't do so well has an actual California Highway Patrolman. Which was shocking, since he caught on so well last summer at the Muncie, Indiana Police department. The writers of this show should have watched that one before they wrote "Ponch" that way. Next week, we see "George Jefferson" as a real dry cleaner, and "Florence" as a maid. What's next? "Cliff Clavin" delivering mail? "Lamont Sanford" driving a junk truck? how a bout "Captian Kirk" being in charge of a mission into space. OK, scrub that that one! Anyone else have an idea? Send it in, and I just may use it. Thursday, July 19, 2007 Where in the World is...Shawn Cable? While all of us here at the Holabird Advocate were going about our business, Keloland has rid itself of weatherman, Shawn Cable. The exact circumstances surrounding his disappearance have not been made public. According to the Argus, Cable's contract was up at months end, and it was not renewed. We're calling this a disappearance because we don't know where Shawn Cable is. Keloland has removed all traces of him from their website. Keloland has apparently had no comment over the disappearance because they don't comment on personnel matters. We all hope Shawn Cable turns up on TV somewhere else. Of course, there's always be a place for him at Prairie Deacon Media. We can't guarantee a steady paycheck, but we can guarantee him a voice. Wherever he winds up, we wish him well! Doug Hinkle Plans Anchors Away After a rather busy couple of weeks, Doug and his family are hoping for a little time off this weekend to go boating. The exact destination has not been made public, but we'd venture somewhere wet. Doug is coming over to the Ponderosa to pick up a boat. We don't know which one he'll be picking up. The "Last Chance" is handier to get to. "Homer's Odyssey", which is for sale given the right buyer, is not easily accessible at this time. Judy Haiwick Checks In The Holabird Advocate Circulation Department noticed that even though we expected her to be in Norway, someone from Northrup was reading us pretty faithfully. We figured Judy Haiwick either backed out or someone else there has the same good taste she does. as it turns out She and nephew Jim Myrvold are leaving Saturday for a full week in Stavanger, Norway. Judy also claims that by now we should understand why Knut Haiwick left Norway. He fell in love with a girl above his station, and she agreed to make a new life with him in America. As her cousin Signe says, "What a love story"! All of us here at the Holabird Advocate thought maybe it was because he didn't feel like paying $10 for a brownie sundae. Judy also filled it some details of her dad, Ing Haiwick's service in World War I. Fortunately for him, the Armistice was signed his third day on the ocean, so he safely became part of the Army of Occupation in France, mostly supervising a crew of German prisoners of war on cemetery detail, because he could drive a team of eight mules. One wonders how long it would have taken Ing to find Osama bin Laden, or the WMD. Sadly, they don't make 'em like Ing anymore. Publisher's Notes by Jerry Hinkle We have picked up a couple more regular Readers. Someone from hamakercrop.com and another someone from deanhealth.com have been logging onto our little Newsblog every once in a while. They seem to be quite elusive, so I'll just say "Thanks for reading" and leave it at that. Also, it looks like the revised FSA consolidation plan calls for Highmore to lose their office. At least that is the impression that the Huron and Highmore newspapers give me. I am keeping an open mind here and offer the Holabird Advocates "Open Line Friday" edition to both sides on this issue whenever some see fit to submit an opinion. Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Lordy, Lordy! Guess Who's 40! If you guessed Vin Diesel, you're right! If you guessed Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, that's also right. As of 7:38 am this morning, Jerry emerged North of 40. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate predict as time goes on, he will take Red Green's jokes about middle age just a little more serious. If you know at what time of the clock Jerry's twin brother, Vin, was born, feel free to let him know so he can find out who's older. As for middle age, Jerry laughs at it. He plans on living to see 120. Jerry's life is not really half over, just 1/3 . Of course, Jesus could come and take us all home this afternoon. However it goes, Jerry is ready This morning, Jerry had planned on going swimming in his birthday suit in honor of the day. A gentle rain followed by a visit from Darrel Hinkle and Leroy Scott put the King's X on that deal. Of course the day's not over yet, so remember the sun screen, Bub! The best part of this birthday was that Agnes Hahn was discharged from the hospital and is on the way home as we go to print. Jerry would rather have had her coming home on Betty McDonnell's birthday, but this will do. Goehring European Vacation by Phyllis Ehlers Edited slightly by the Publisher We called Mom last evening. She sounded good and said that she hoped to go home either last night or this am. We were glad to be able to reach her from Oslo and she appreciated it also. Yesterday we had a free day so we (us 6 and Bert, Virginia, and Wyetta) toured Oslo on foot and saw things that are not on our agenda. We saw the King's palace, the Parliament, the wharf area with tour ships in the dock, an old castle and fortress, and we saw a few shops and a pub. There are few drunks here as beer is about $13 a 0.6 liter. I had a small cheesecake with fruit and Harold had a brownie with a little ice cream for approximately $10. What a deal! Won't be eating (out) much over here. Must go to breakfast now and grab the tour bus for today. Hope all is well with you. North of 40: Big is good by Red Green I've had a chance to study many of the inexplicable aspects of male behavior throughout my life, and the one that continues to impress me is man's ability to stand and wonder at some amazing feat that has absolutely no practical application to life as we know it. For example, there's an annual contest where men build huge catapults and then use them to see how far they can throw a Buick. I've never been there, but I'm guessing the spectators are predominantly male. Men will always choose magnitude over content. Give us a huge fireball or an earth-shattering collision or even just a really loud noise, and we'll line up for tickets. We don't care about the long-term benefits. The more frivolous the huge thing is, the better we like it. Most men believe that no matter how useless something is, if you make it big enough, it becomes worthwhile. That's probably why most of us overeat. Best Birthday Ever by Jerry Hinkle courageous dynamic Publisher of the Holabird Advocate Once again, I want to thank those of you who wrote, called or sent an e-mail to wish me well on this, my 40th birthday. I'm still amazed that there are people who still buy $2 cards and place 41 cent stamps on them, just for me. The Post Office loves you guys almost as much as I do. My mother ever wrote from Norway! I've also had some good e-cards that made me laugh, cry and one that made me think (That was the most dangerous one of them all). I'll never look at Twinkies and root beer quite the same way! The big news of the day is that Campbell's Soup Company is going to fight obesity by not advertising to kids. WHAT! Campbell's Soup makes kids fat? Here I thought it was cookies, cake, candy and soda pop. You can tell I'm not a parent, eh! Seriously now! The best part of today is that Grandma is coming home. Many of the weeks events are a blur since I went to her house and she told me the fire department was on the way over. I thought it was going to be a zip trip. You know zip to the hospital and zip back home. Boy was I ever wrong. Half a week later, I've come to see how valuable family is. Every day with Grandma is a precious gift. Something that can't be purchased with a $20 bill. Grandma was blessed to have so many people to help out when the time came. As someone told me earlier today, it was a team effort. Not just Grandma's family, but the ambulance crew, the doctors and nurses, visitors and phone calls. Even those who took as little as 5 seconds out of their day to pray for her. It tells us in Psalm 91 that God sends Angels to care for us. If any of you did what I've described here, I'd like to think God sent you to her to just that do that. And I thank you! My birthday was always the start of Emorymas before. I've decided that this year's tribute will be on Saturday, Emorymas eve. That way those who care to can observe the holiday in their own way. As for me, I'm having a Cowboy Breakfast only with 1% milk because it's 10 cents cheaper than 2%. and don't even ask my about the Whole Milk! And by the way, if you have a photo of Grandad you'd like to include, email it to me by noon on Saturday. I have room for no more than 8 photos. Now if you'll excuse me I have a swimming pool waiting for me! Tuesday, July 17, 2007 SDWC Can't Be Bought Tomorrow, Patrick Powers, known as the Professor, will become a father for the seventh time when his wife (who we'll call Mary Ann) will have labor induced. Those in the know are aware that tomorrow is also our courageous dynamic Publisher's birthday. He tried to bribe the Professor with a $20 gift to get him to name baby #7 Jerald Edward Hinkle Powers, but he wasn't getting the job done. It turns out that the Professor and Mary Ann don't know the baby's gender, and if they do, they're keeping quiet. Imagine being a girl and lugging our Publisher's name with you for the rest of your life. The good part of our Publisher failed bribery attempt is that now, he doesn't have to cough up the $20. Praying for Mothers Yesterday we read about Doug Lund's mother in law, Mary Trudeau, who has taken ill. His story has touched us, since our own Publisher has a grandmother in the hospital. We are all grateful for the prayers and other well wishes you Readers have sent concerning Agnes Hahn. Agnes is doing well, and expected to be back home either tonight or tomorrow morning. Let's see if we can do the same for Ms. Mary. Doug Lund tells her story here: http://blogs.keloland.com/blog/index.cfm?commentID=582 Get well quick Ms. Mary! Goehring European Vacation by Phyllis Ehlers Special Travel Corespondent to the Holabird Advocate We arrived in Norway last evening and took the train to our hotel and got to our hotel about 1 am.We had a grand time in Berlin but no Internet access (too cheap to pay for it) so have not posted anything lately. They say no news is good news and that is true also from us. We did a lot of sight-seeing in Berlin and thanks to our guide, Clemens, we saw more in two days than we would have seen in four days on our own. We saw the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust memorial, the Checkpoint Charlie, Pieces of the Berlin Wall that remain, a memorial to the first German killed in the "No Man's Zone", libraries, churches, new buildings like the new galleria, Sony center, the Berlin Dom, the American Embassy, the Russian Embassy, and the English Embassy. Both the American Embassy building and the English Embassy building were heavily guarded and you could not even drive by them as the roads were closed off with barricades. We also ate at some excellent traditional German restaurants and enjoyed a beer or two in the beer gardens. We also saw the biggest store in German, the Ka-De-We and a sport store in the main shopping center in Berlin.We have ridden the bus, the underground train, and the railway while here in Germany so have experienced all sorts of travel. We also walked, and walked, and walked, and walked in Berlin till we thought we would drop (especially us sisters). We toured the grounds of the Schloss Charlotten also while in Berlin and learned a lot of the history of Berlin as Clemens is a native Berliner. He finished up his degree as a History major and is hoping to go to Chicago to get his masters. I can't even begin to tell all that we saw in Berlin. One of the churches that was bombed has been left the way it was, as a memorial, and new churches built nearby. Lots of street musicians (some not so good) and people posing as statues. We saw one dressed as a clown yesterday. We have, of course, taken lots of pictures so we hope we can tell what they are when we get home. Today we have a day on our own in Oslo. Bert and Virginia and Wyetta got here fine. We met Virginia while we were having breakfast (and a grand buffet it was). Sorry to hear that Mom was in the hospital in Pierre, hopefully she is home by now. We can just hear her say "tell the girls not to come home. I'm okay". It is Tuesday 1020am in Oslo. Under Britches? Not Everybody Has 'Em Well, we came close, but not everybody that reads our Front Page is wearing under britches. Only 92 % of those who took our survey actually bother with wearing unmentionables in their everyday life. A whopping 8%, however have something in common with Jesse Ventura, Sharon Stone, and anyone else who goes Al fresco. We don't know who these 8% are, but we won't be checking them for ticks anytime soon Monday, July 16, 2007   Harvest of Blessing The Larry Kerr crew (which included Darrel Hinkle) harvested winter wheat At the Bar JZ Ranch on Friday. Peg Zilverberg squeezed off a couple shots of the men working. Of the crop, Peg said, "What an unexpected blessing as we had planted the wheat to put up for hay". Darrel told his oldest brother how many bushels per acre the filed ran. However, that information is not being included in this article. In Holabird, that kind of information is the equivalent of bragging about how rich one is. None of the Zilverbergs would do anything as vulgar as that. Let's just call it "Good" and leave it at that. The reason the Kerr operation got this gig is quite a tale. Don Zilverberg came to the Ponderosa to borrow the Wilson portable corral. Larry and the rest were getting ready to finish Darrel's wheat while Don was there. The blessings just keep on coming! Rescue Squad Saves The Day Our Good friends at KCCR tewll us that some of the Pierre Rescue Squad members were busy on Saturday when they helped retrieve a male swimmer who swam across the Missouri River from the Pierre shore to LaFramboise Island, but couldn't get back. Assistant Pierre Fire Chief Doug Hinkle says the squad was called when onlookers noticed that the man, later found to be heavily intoxicated, seemed to be unresponsive while lying on the island shore. Squad members, along with an EMT, jet skied over to the island and brought the man back. Hinkle says the man, who was not injured, became combative. He ultimately was taken into protective custody by police. Agnes Hahn Gets a Tune up Agnes Hahn had not been feeling well for the last couple of days. Sunday afternoon s he called the ambulance to take her to the hospital. She is fine now, but was having some trouble breathing and had fluid building up. She was admitted to the hospital in Pierre so they could re-adjust her medicine to remove her fluid and keep her heart working properly. She was worried that her three oldest daughters and her orphan girl from Texas, who should be in Norway about now,may want to cut their vacation short. They'd better not if they know what's good for them. Our Publisher called her this afternoon and she said that she might get out tomorrow morning. Louise Hjordt called the home office to find out where Agnes has been keeping herself. Louise had a vacation of her own staying with Irv and Patsy Morford for a week. She'd been trying since Saturday to get hold of Agnes. Louise said she'll be glad when Agnes gets home. Indeed we all will! Mary Hinkle might well have been in charge of everything had she been here. Bonnie Nickleson and Leanne Hoffman did a great job filling in for Mary in her absence. Mary might be surprised that she was so easily replaced, but all of us here at the Holabird Advocate should take note that it took two women to do the job. Saturday, July 14, 2007 Publisher Loses Cool on Friday the 13th We don't believe in luck, good or back, but the only bad thing that happened around the Ponderosa yesterday was that for the first time in three days, Jerry Hinkle, courageous dynamic Publisher of the Holabird Advocate had to turn on the air conditioner. The inside temperature got up to 80 degrees. Outside, it was around 92 at the heat of the day. Starting tomorrow, the mercury is going to rise above 100. Jerry is seriously considering opening up the Ponderosa Pool again. The pool is free and open to the public. You can even get baptized if the spirit moves you. Mavis Kennedy Finds Her Cool Jerry Hinkle was surprised, and pleasantly so, when he got a call from his aunt, Mavis Kennedy, yesterday afternoon. She is enjoying the cool ocean breeze in Maui. Mavis thinks that Jerry would like it there because there are so many girls in skimpy bikinis that he wouldn't know where to start looking. She also had to tell someone of the miracle they received earlier in the day. One of the girls left their purse behind on this stretch of beach that they decided to check out. About 90 minutes after they left that beach, she discovered the loss. They hurried back, praying that the purse would be there. It was! And the cash and credit cards were undisturbed. Good things DO happen on Friday the 13th. The Holy Spirit was around them the whole time. The fun isn't over with either. Kassidee Kennedy got tickets to the Jim Gaffigan Show. Mavis told Jerry all about this guy, but he'd never heard of him. Jerry saw a little later that Comedy Central had one of his shows on tonight. He thought he'd check it out. If Kassidee recommends him, he must be good. Pollmaster General Tied Up The question we asked about who the better driver was ended with a tie. There were 27% that thought the male driver was it. Another 27% thought it was the female driver. The rest thought that both of them were the same. This is a happy ending for us, but the poll of "Power of 10"was of men. We expect different results. One thing that the Holabird Advocate Readers saw back in January is that John McCain's Presidential bid is in Deep Do Do City. Now we learn that 50 of his staff were laid off, and two others quit. If this keeps up, and all of us here at the Holabird Advocate are sure that it will, he will have to fire some volunteers. Before that happens, he should lay himself off! Thursday, July 12, 2007 Publisher Gets Early Birthday Gift Mary Jo Nemec will more than likely get the prize for the most original birthday present that Jerry Hinkle, courageous dynamic Publisher of the Holabird Advocate, got this year. She gave him a Christmas card. A lovely photo of all of Nick and Mary Jo Nemec's daughters and their one and only son in law next to the telltale Christmas tree. Nice looking group! Some may take offense at Mary Jo's gift. This was not the case for Jerry. After all Mary Jo gave him a Krispy Kreme Kalendar last Christmas. Jerry also noticed that youngest daughter, Brigette Nemec, was the only one wearing a short sleeved shirt. Everyone else dressed warm. at least she covered up her belly button. Geitzenauers Cut Visit Short All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are disappointed to here that the Geitzenauer family had to go home early. Especially because of the reason. Evy Geitzenauer caught strep throat! Not a pleasant thing to happen on one's vacation. We sure hope she gets well quick. Goehring Family Vacation by Phyllis Ehlers Special Travel Correspondent for the Holabird Advocate Yesterday we left Balingen and then drove down to Lindau via Ulm where Harold was in the service and where Butch died. It was cold and rainy but we did get to see a lot of farmland in the area. We stayed last night in a beautiful gasthaus in Weissensee. Today we headed out and toured two castles and then went to a third castle of Ludwig II and just took pictures at the third. We drove through Austria a little bit and saw beautiful Alps. Then we went to Obergammergau and looked around a little before heading out to find a place to stay for the night.The Bavarian Alps are also beautiful. Breathtaking at times. We oohed and ahhed a lot as Larry drove through them. Thank goodness we have GPS system in the van to tell us where we are and where to go. No Mexican Standoff While a good portion of our Readers would look the other way should a Mexican citizen try to sneak into our country, 64% won't have it. The rest see nothing wrong with our Mexican brothers and sisters availing themselves of America's benefits. One wonders if the same results would be seen if someone from Canada were to do the same thing. Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Used Gold Mine Sold When the prospect of converting the old Homestake Gold Mine into a Science Lab was first proposed, our Publisher laughed at the idea. When we published the Governor's photo we on our Front Page, we asked "Would you buy a Used Gold Mine from this Man?" Well, they bought it! So it looks like the Governor got the last laugh on us? Few of us here at the Holabird Advocate understand what will be going on once the lab is converted. However, Barney Nemec says it will work, and that's good enough for us. Change in Battle for Larry Jensen We reported yesterday that Larry Jensen was to have his arm removed in his battle against skin cancer. That didn't happen, because the doctors found out that the cancer has spread to his chest. The cancer is growing very rapidly, and is inoperable. It is estimated that in a matter of weeks, the cancer will claim his life. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate hold Larry and his family up in our prayers. We pray that God deals with this cancer in the way that brings him the most glory. Many of us are wondering why a good strong stout hearted man like Larry Jensen is having to suffer this while another man who actually killed a person gets to die a humane death that will take a matter of minutes to complete. We don't understand it, but that is how it is. Regardless we pray for both men tonight. May the Father in Heaven give comfort to them both. Library Destroyed Submitted by Lynette Goehring GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DESTROYED BY FLOOD Crawford, Texas (AP)--A tragic flood this morning destroyed the personal library of President George W. Bush. The flood began in the presidential bathroom where both of the books were kept. Both of the books have been lost. A presidential spokesperson said the president was devastated, as he had almost finished coloring the second one. The White House tried to call FEMA, but there was no answer. North of 40:Think again by Red Green One of the ways of keeping an alert mind well into your declining years is to keep your brain active as often as possible. Play bridge or do crossword puzzles or try to explain to your wife why you bought that boat. The worst thing you can do is to let your mind go idle. Here are some danger signs to watch for that indicate you may have stopped thinking: There's a promotion coming up at work and you're sure you're going to get it. You notice women looking at you seductively. You have an upcoming parent-teacher meeting and expect it to go well. You bought a used Lada on eBay. You believe you can comb your hair in such a way that nobody can see your bald spot. You buy clothes that are too small because you're going to lose weight. You expect the government to do something. Latest from Pollmaster General So far, 44% of those surveyed think that they are smarter that W. Another 33% admit that Bush is smarter than they are (but would they say it publicly). The rest say that the President is just as smart as they are. Now on to the next question. With temperatures rising along with the fire danger. We'd like to know if you Readers think we should start in praying for rain again. Or is it too soon to think about that? Log on and vote now! Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Heatwave Shuts Down Government? We have heard reports that there was a government shut down in Washington D.C. because they were expecting a high temperature of 93 degrees. A Shut down means that non essential employees need not come to work, and W can work on his sun tan. We investigated these reports by watching TV. C Span had no Senate coverage or House coverage when we looked, which wasn't long. We then turned to CNBC and discovered that the stock market was way up. This indeed meant that the Federal Government had shut down (That always happens during a government shutdown, seems like?). Then today we checked, and sure enough the Senate and House were blowing smoke up their respective chimneys. And guess what! CNBC showed that the stock market was down nearly 150 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average! Casualty in War on Cancer The Jensen family report that Larry Jensen was to have his arm removed this afternoon in the hospital in Tulsa Oklahoma at about 1pm Holabird Time. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate send Larry and his family our best wishes and prayers at this time. Let's hope that this sacrifice will save his life. Page to be Written off Tomorrow After a wait of a little more than a year, Elijah Page is scheduled to die, barring the unforeseen, at 10 pm tomorrow evening Holabird Time. Page was sentenced to die by lethal injection for a murder that took place in 2000. If Mr. Page hasn't done so already, it is the fervent hope of many of us here at the Holabird Advocate that he comes to Jesus. It's not to late! There's still time! Mercy and pardon is waiting. Goehring European Vacation by Phyllis Ehlers Travel Correspondent for the Holabird Advocate We are doing what Pres Bush says we should be doing. We are staying the course. This am before leaving Freiburg we walked through a Farmer's Market near our hotel. It was beautiful and the produce and flowers were fantastic. We also walked through the old cathedral there and heard the organ which was impressive. Had no trouble (once we got out of Freiburg) and going up and finding the Goehring family ancestral homeland. We also found the church with some Goehring names on plaques in the church. We are now in Balingen for the night. We first stopped at Triberg where the home of the World's largest cookoo (could that be cuckoo)clock is located and of course took pictures. We also had tea and apple kuchen and apple streudel with whipped cream and ice cream for a lunch. Then a beautiful drive through the black forest (reminded us of the black hills) and farmland until we reached Erzingen. There was a detour on the way, and it rained on and off all of the day. In Erzingen we found what we believe was the church of our ancestors but it has been remodeled. There was, however, plaques on the walls with the Gohring name. No place there to eat or stay so we went on to Balingen for supper and found a hotel here for the night. Visited and checked email. Driving has gone very well when we know what road to take and where we are going. Our credit cards are not maxed out yet, so it will be awhile before we are home. If we need more money, we will call. We have taken lots of pictures but a lot of them involve beer and wine (eating and drinking) but we did manage to get some scenery also. Monday, July 09, 2007 Monday no Day of Rest Jerry Hinkle should have rested more on Sunday. Instead, he stayed up past midnight watching a Britcom on Pioneer Public Television called "Last of the Summer Wine". Jerry thought it was "Lust of the Summer Wine". It's slightly funny show from the Producer of "Keeping up Appearances". There were a few familiar faces in the show. It shows promise. Monday morning got off to an active start when he saw that one of the calves slipped underneath the pen and got out. That had to be what happened because the gate was locked shut. Either that or Darrel Hinkle opened the gate, got the calf out of the pen, and placed it on the other side of the pen. Darrel was much too busy to do that this morning. It took a lot of chasing the calf around the pen to get it back in. Jerry was more concerned about the other one getting out. Finally, Jerry yelled at the calf to "Get in that Pen in Jesus name". Jerry had to use the command twice, but the desired result occurred regardless. That's the nice thing about animals, they more willing to obey the will of God than people are. After Jerry got back home he drank a lot of water and turned on the air conditioner. By 3 pm he was cooled off. That's when Darrel showed up wanting Jerry to help him get the combine ready to knock down some wheat. They had to charge the battery, blow out the radiator, thump the tires, all of which was OK. But when Darrel brought out the air conditioner refrigerant, Jerry started remembering what he was missing. A little while later, Darrel wanted to clean out his pickup and put his firefighting unit in there during "How I Met Your Mother". Is nothing sacred? Of course, it's all done now. Just in time for a 30% chance of rain tonight. Jerry will be all right if he just remembers one thing tonight. GET TO BED, BUB!!! Fifty Years Down! It was June 28, 1957. Ike was in the White House, Elvis was "All Shook Up" at the "Heartbreak Hotel", and E.E. Hinkle let the U.S. Army take his only son to Texas (like he had a choice, eh!). It was also on this date that the Ed and Barbara Nemec started their family by getting married (people used to do that a whole lot back then). The Nemec story is rare. Mary Hinkle once said that being married for 50 years is easy. All one has to do is get married young and never get divorced. Obviously there is more to it than that. It helps to have love. Unconditional love that looks past the small stuff and brings an involuntary recall of why they got together. A love that says, "No matter what, I'm here, and you're here, let's make the most of it." Ed and Barbara are blessed. They were blessed with a wonderful family that could do worse than to follow their example. Most of their children married well, some took longer than others, but better late than never. Ed has always had this air of being a country gentleman. In his younger days he was as handsome as any of the matinee idles of his era. He looked distinguished. Like a Senator or Governor. He could have been one to if not for his honesty and integrity. Ed having set the example as a gentleman, Barbara is no less of a lady. She managed to install intomost of her daughters a love of teaching. In fact, as we understand it, one of her daughters drives 80 miles to her teaching job. One doesn't do that in this day and age without loving the high calling they have been given. She has her mother to thank for that drive and dedication. Gene Pastian informed our Publisher that another of daughter is a Professor at a place of higher learning. That's a big time teacher. And so Ed and Barbara have much to be proud about. Each of the children, in their turn, when they celebrate their Golden Wedding might like to look back on this occasion and say "Thanks for everything!". Geitzenauers Passing Through The latest guests of the Come Hahn Inn Make Your Own Bed And Breakfast is the Geitzenauer family. Greg, Susan, Clare, and Evy Geitzenauer stoped by last night on their way to the Black Hills of Dakota. They left this morning for the last leg of the trip over. They will come back on their way home once they've seen all they want to see. Susan is one of Agnes Hahn's many grandchildren. It is not known when or even if Agnes will have a banquet in the honor of the visit of Susan and her family. If she does, it'll be an interesting menu. Our Publisher loves to write about the Geitzenauer family for two very big reasons: A. Because he loves to show off that after 11 years, he can still spell Geitzenauer correctly without a cheat sheet and 2. It is primarily because of Susan that there is a Holabird Advocate. She deserves and and all credit that comes her way. But give Jerry the blame when things go wrong! Susan had noting to do with that. Goehring European Vacation: by Phyllis Ehlers (Sunday) This morning we are going to pick up the rental car after breakfast. Same breakfast as yesterday. We will see how driving will go in Germany. Hopefully we will be able to get out of Frankfurt in one piece. Brenda emailed that we got an inch of rain Sunday during Brandon's game so it was rained out. It is a little overcast here today but was also yesterday but it cleared up nice after breakfast. Have a good day where ever you are and may the Lord bless and keep you until we meet again. (Monday) We finally made it to Freiberg. we checked out the car this am and had no problem getting to Heidelberg but we sure had a hard time getting back on the autobahn from Heidelberg. we went around in circles for hours it seemed. Finally we made it here about 4 pm and checked in with David and Nadja. They showed us around the town and the famous cathedral and got us a hotel room next door to the cathedral and it is very nice. Then we went out to eat with them at an authentic Frieberg brewery and had a good meal. Then we went to the wine tasting festival that happened to be going on this week. Had a good time wandering around and tasting the wine. everyone is in bed now except me and I will be shortly. Hope all is well Saturday, July 07, 2007 Publisher Sits on it Mary Jo Nemec sent the home office a photo of the damage from that the last storm that passed through the Holabird area. Unfortunatly Bernie Hunhoff of South Dakota Magazine secured the right to the photo before we did, and we've been told to sit on the photo. Our Publisher intends to do just that until noon on Monday. That should give Mr. Hunhoff plenty of time to do something with the photo. When Mr. Hunhoff does what he will do check it out at: southdakotamagazine.com/ Nemecs Ring The Golden Bells Tomorrow is the Golden Wedding celebration for Holabird's own Ed and Barbara Nemec. Their family will celebrate with a party so big, they had to move it to Highmore. Our Publisher, Jerry Hinkle, will want to be there at 3 pm or before to see the program. It has been mentioned here before that the Nemec family is not lacking in talent. They have excellent musicians, singers, songwriters, speech makers and at least one nurse who listens. Jerry may even find out what Barney Nemec has been up to in the last 2-3 years. Jerry offered to take his grandmother, Agnes Hahn to the open house, but that's too far from her air conditioner. Jerry just may find it's too far away from his as well. He'll bring his fabled bottle of ice water, just in case! Goehring European Vacation: Frankfort by Phyllis Ehlers, Special Travel Correspondent to the Holabird Advocate We arrived here in fine shape. The flights went off on time without a hitch and we got met at the airport and taken to our hotel. Today we are going out on a walking tour of Frankfurt and then out to supper. We haven't eaten since breakfast on the plane from Reykjavik to Frankfurt which was a chicken breast breaded and stuffed with ham and cheese OJ and coffee. We arrived in Frankfurt about 1:00 and have just checked into our hotel. We had an uneventful flight-- all planes were on time and we got all of our luggage. We are going out to look at the city and find a local place to eat. Friday, July 06, 2007 The Code of the West by James P. Owe Submitted by Marla McGeorge 1. 1. Live each day with courage. 2. Take pride in your work. 3. Always finish what you start. 4. Do what has to be done. 5. Be tough, but fair. 6. When you make a promise, keep it. 7. Ride for the brand. 8. Talk less and say more. 9. Some things aren't for sale. 10. Know where to draw the line. The Cowboy Code by Gene Autry The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. He must never go back on his word, or a trust confided in him. He must always tell the truth. He must be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals. He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas. He must help people in distress. He must be a good worker. He must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits. He must respect women, parents, and his nations laws. The Cowboy is a patriot. Cowboy Commandments by Cross Trails Church in Fairlie, Texas 1. Just one God. 2. Honor yer Ma & Pa. 3. No telling tales or gossipin’. 4. Git yourself to Sunday meeting. 5. Put nothin’ before God. 6. No foolin’ around with another fellow’s gal. 7. No killin’. 8. Watch yer mouth 9. Don’t take what ain’t yers. 10. Don’t be hankerin’ for yer buddy’s stuff Thursday, July 05, 2007 Hyde County has it's Week The Highmore Herald reports that the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center will be is holding "Hyde County Week" from July 8-14. Their Museum in Pierre has many items from the Hyde County area. They even have archives of old newspapers on microfilm, including Holabird's own "Hyde County News" (What? No Holabird Advocate? Looks like we picked the wrong newspaper to revive!) Anyone with the great good fortune to find an old dead tree edition of the Holabird Advocate should call the archives at (605) 224-3804. The Museum is open on Monday-Saturday from 9 am-6:30 pm and on Sundays from 1-4:30pm. The archives are only open on weekdays. Admission is free to ages 17 and under, $3 to ages 60 and over, and 44 to everyone else who is not a Society Member. Look at their website at http://www.sdhistory.org/ ! Anyone wishing to celebrate Hyde County Week, and has extra room is encouraged to contact our Publisher, who would be more than happy to buy gas or pay the admission ticket price! If you contact him during Hyde County Week, you might even get your name printed in our little Newsblog. His address is publisher@gmail.com E.E. Hinkle Gets Greetings The South Dakota Century Club has sent a birthday card to the late E.E. Hinkle. Had he been alive to read the card, he'd be turning 105. As it is, the only one celebrating his birthday will be his grandson, Jerry Hinkle. E.E. breathed his last on June 9, 2006, dying young at the old age of 103. Because his 105th birthday is on a Sunday this year, we are debating whether to pay our respects on the actual day, the day before, or not to do it at all. All off for Europe! Harold And Mary Hinkle motored toward Fridley, Minnesota on their first leg of the journey to Europe. Harold called from 90 miles west of the Twin Cities to let the home office know they got that far. He even let Mary drive part of the way. (WHAT! Yeah, that's right! Imagine how shocked she was!). Jerry has a list of chores about 2 miles long. He doesn't know how he's going to keep it all straight, but he has to because he's the only one that can do it. Still, Jerry has to wonder why someone who leaves all this work behind thinks they have time to go to Europe for a month. Jerry will get the job done, with God's help. It's not the work he has trouble with, it's remembering to do the work. Just like 4th grade! Wednesday, July 04, 2007 Ponderosa Has Quiet Independence Day No parade, picnics or fireworks for the Hinkle family this July 4th. Noel Pothast took Doug and Cade Hinkle to the Black Hills to see the Mount Rushmore Fireworks, and take in a little hard sales pitch for one of the condos out there. Darrel Hinkle is making hay while the sun shines. Nobody asked and Darrel never told what the Kristi and the kids were up to. Harold and Mary Hinkle are getting some last minute packing done before they start out for Europe tomorrow. The plane leaves in the Twin Cities area on Friday night. Our Publisher is working on this holiday. It's gets harder every year to find something in a patriotic vein to do for this day. This years South Dakota Songbook will have to do. Ken and Jo Hansen are having a big old time in Clear Lake. Word is that Bill and Hillary Clinton are in the parade over there. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate hope that nobody throws their under britches at the President to get his attention. If they do, we wonder if they will be boxers or briefs. The Clinton's do have one idea that Jerry Hinkle can support. If one can't spend the 4th of July in South Dakota, Iowa is the best place to go. In fact, truth be told, his best Independence Day was spent in Iowa. A Warning from Pakistan This morning, from a cave somewhere in Pakistan, Taliban Minister of Migration, Mohamed Omar, warned the United States and Canada that if military action against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America 's and Canada 's supply of convenience store managers. And if this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell and Sprint customer service reps. 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by Red Green Recently, I played golf with an excellent golfer. This guy was much better than the usual duffers I hang around with. He was much more focused, more intense, more unhappy. I've noticed this behavior pattern in other accomplished people. The master craftsman, the diva, the respected artist. It seems that the better you are at something, the less you enjoy it. I'm sure the opposite is also true, which is why so many men love sex. South Dakota Songbook We dedicate these words to every Gold Star Mother out there! More Than a Name on a Wall by the Statler Brothers I saw her from a distance As she walked up to the wall in her hand she held some flowers as her tears began to fall and she took out pen and paper as to trace her memories and she looked up to heaven and the words she said were these... She said Lord my boy was special, and he meant so much to me and Oh I'd love to see him just one more time you see All I have are the memories and the moments to recall So Lord could you tell him, He's more than a name on a wall.. She said he really missed the family and being home on Christmas day and he died for God and Country in a place so far away I remember just a little boy playing war since he was three But Lord this time I know, He's not coming home to me And she said Lord my boy was special, and he meant so much to me and Oh I'd love to see him But I know it just can't be So I thank you for my memories and the moments to recall But Lord could you tell him, He's more than a name on a wall.. Lord could you tell him, He's more than a name on a wall.. 
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